How Quickly I Forget

By Greg Baer M.D.

October 18, 2022

Lila called and described an interaction where sheā€™d been unkind to a coworker. ā€œI simply canā€™t believe what I said,ā€ she said. ā€œAs much as Iā€™ve learned about being loving in the past year, how could I talk to somebody like that? How quickly I forget. I feel bad.ā€

The world is one huge festival of pain, emptiness, and fear, highlighted by all the unloving behaviors that accompany those conditions. The inducements to trade, manipulate, and deceive are very loud indeed, trumpeting from the throats and behaviors of nearly everyone we know. In that cacophony, sometimes the voices of sensitivity and love are simply drowned out. We are distracted and make bad decisions.

The lights of virtue are clear but often dimmed by the floodlights of the worldā€™s carnival. We need not mire ourselves in guilt when we stumble or ā€œforgetā€ the lights that lead to truth and love. Itā€™s a lifelong journey, and with practice, we can learn to ignore the distractions while following the whispers and flickering candles that lead us to joy.

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About the author 

Greg Baer, M.D.

I am the founder of The Real LoveĀ® Company, Inc, a non-profit organization. Following the sale of my successful ophthalmology practice I have dedicated the past 25 years to teaching people a remarkable process that replaces all of life's "crazy" with peace, confidence and meaning in various aspects of their personal lives, including parenting, marriages, the workplace and more.

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